tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post1289706592119996682..comments2023-08-15T01:24:39.187-03:00Comments on The Other Side of Truth: The Mount Rushmore of UfologyPaul Kimballhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08804735930733797952noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post-58182100209981331582014-07-19T17:36:10.912-03:002014-07-19T17:36:10.912-03:00Hiya Paul, the idea/question was first posted on A...Hiya Paul, the idea/question was first posted on ATS back in March. At the time, I opted for Mike Swords, Jaques Vallee, J Allen Hynek and Jenny Randles. It's not so much that they represent the 'best' or 'most influential' just that they've followed their own paths and coloured some of my own perceptions on the subject. Collectively, they also occupy the more interesting aspects of nuts & bolts, psychology, culture and consciousness. <br /><br />Another dozen or so follow close behind and you'd be amongst them; that's not flattery, it's just a nod from someone who's shared some similar experiences. Kandinskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11598864214791609926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post-15693890805465546412014-07-18T14:44:33.851-03:002014-07-18T14:44:33.851-03:00James McDonald must certainly be up there, We'...James McDonald must certainly be up there, We'll agree to disagree on STF a direct comparison with Greer, in my opinion is as insulting as it is fallacious. Follows a link to a McDonald cameo: http://ufoproletariat.blogspot.com/2014/03/a-magnificent-man.html<br /> Alfred Lehmberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028589165474437987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post-90840120982606373112014-07-17T17:05:11.313-03:002014-07-17T17:05:11.313-03:00DDA:
You assume there is a best in "ufology&...DDA:<br /><br />You assume there is a best in "ufology" as a subculture, when there is no such thing. Vallee and Hynek were first and foremost scientists who had an interest in the UFO phenomenon. I don't for a second consider them "ufologists". Keyhoe and Friedman are no different than Greer when you get right down to what they say, and even how they say it.<br /><br />PKPaul Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08804735930733797952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post-88643524442698530202014-07-17T16:32:31.846-03:002014-07-17T16:32:31.846-03:00Lonnie Zamora, Capt. Lawrence Coyne, Kenneth Arnol...Lonnie Zamora, Capt. Lawrence Coyne, Kenneth Arnold, Betty HillMark UFO'Connellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253011827146485092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post-51582741284828680762014-07-16T22:13:48.356-03:002014-07-16T22:13:48.356-03:00Keyhoe, Vallée, Hynek, Freidman
Keyhoe: Helped k...Keyhoe, Vallée, Hynek, Freidman<br /><br />Keyhoe: Helped kick off the classic 50's nut and bolts ufology movement. Keyhoe, Hillenkoetter etc. existed in a time from America's past when the words of a ranking military professional were taken more seriously and commanded more respect than a typical citizen. Sadly, in the years since, any benefit of credulity has gone out the window with the likes of jokers like Corso.<br /><br />Vallée: For his out-of-the-box thinking. Perhaps there is more to this than simply nuts and bolts. A source of clever and fresh ideas, yet largely overshadowed by the huckster cult leaders of today.<br /><br />Hynek: The iconic face of a "legitimate" man of science who came to believe as he delved deeper over the years. The closet thing to a Carl Sagan that ufology will ever get. <br /><br />Freidman: The ultimate true-believer evangelist showman. He has somehow manged to avoid being an outright terrible joke, unlike so many others in his niche. He balances that staunch showmanship with just enough sanity to withstand the test of time. <br /><br />Intentional charlatans like Adamski (or Meier) and Greer have no business being alongside the others in my opinion. While they may have a big influence in the sub culture, I would expect that Ufology's Rushmore would represent the BEST in ufology, not the worst elements of it. Not saying the others don't have their flaws and occasionally questionable behavior, but history has generally regarded them more favorably than many, many others. Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Roosevelt themselves were pretty damn flawed.<br /><br />Of course a "Rushmore of Ufology Shame and Ridicule".. well I don't think there are enough mountains in the Black Hills to host them all..DDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306975279310919643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post-76939860585793769912014-07-16T16:34:32.822-03:002014-07-16T16:34:32.822-03:00All fair choices.All fair choices.Paul Kimballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08804735930733797952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10903320.post-37212068493219843472014-07-16T15:35:54.891-03:002014-07-16T15:35:54.891-03:00Arnold, Keyhoe, Betty Hill, Hynek.Arnold, Keyhoe, Betty Hill, Hynek.Terry the Censorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07442516952399215568noreply@blogger.com